Raphael Tuck & Sons.
Cosy-Cot Farm: With Pictures and Verses the Children to Charm. London; New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. No. 1501. Printed in Saxony. Front cover painting copyright 1895.
Small quarto (7¾ x 8¾ in.; 19.7 x 22.2 cm). [16] pp. including two double-page chromolithographed pop-ups. Original color pictorial glazed boards. Tuck trademark present on both front and rear covers. Verses attributed to Clifton Bingham (p. [15]).
Condition:
Very good. Both pop-ups complete, original, and in strong working order. Covers show light wear; cloth spine sound with minor fading at foot. Pages lightly toned with mild foxing. Fly leaves reattached cleanly. Gift inscription present, neatly penned. A well-preserved example of an early Raphael Tuck mechanical book.
Pop-Up Plates:
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Morning at the Farm — Depicts a tension-filled scene of a boy and man in fine riding dress waiting to pass through a farmyard. A younger boy attempts to move a flock of sheep while donkeys and poultry mill about. Upper layers include a sheep cluster with chickens and geese. All parts original; one light crease and small unobtrusive repair to the background roofline. Colors bright and clean.
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Breakfast Time — A harmonious, richly populated scene of animals being fed near a trough and shed. Lower level includes two horses drinking, cows moving past, and a boy with a dog. Upper level features children feeding geese, a woman watering calves, and goats and turkeys awaiting their turn. All parts intact and fully functional; near fine condition.
Additional Notes:
Illustrations and pop-up structures from Cosy-Cot Farm also appear in Playtime Pictures (ca. 1890), reflecting a common practice of image reuse in the absence of copyright restrictions. Clifton Bingham, a frequent contributor to both Tuck and Nister publications, authored the rhymed verses in this edition.
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